On December 8, 2009, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation considered the appeal of a local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and upheld the earlier lower court ruling to pronounce 34 pieces of educational religious literature “extremist.” Se

Testimony of two missionaries about a bomber pilot, a Sunday School teacher, a missionary's daughter, a Captain in the Japanese Imperial Navy, and the love of God that tied them all together in eternity.

The witness was Edward M. Egan, then the Roman Catholic bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. The question was about a priest who had been accused of sexually molesting children.
“I didn’t make a decision one way or the other,” said Bishop Egan, whom the la

Time and again, leaders have misused Christian teaching and always, it seems, the basis is the same: That the authority or Kingdom of God must be imposed by force through an earthly kingdom or government.

As for what might occur in 2012, Horn noted that according to NASA, the time frame of 2012-2013 could bring powerful solar storms, and we could be knocked off the grid for up to three years. He also talked about the increased experimentation with tra

At its heart, Thanksgiving is a day of lessons learned. Its beginnings, which we celebrate, are a testament to liberty and its bountiful rewards. Think about those things you are grateful for and live your life showing you treasure them.

As their numbers grow in America, more fundamentalist Muslims force their way into every sector, every level and every aspect of American society. Whether by legal means, or violent— they continue on a quest that may take decades.

VATICAN CITY – After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.

Frale, a researcher at the Vatican archives, said Friday that she used computers to enhance images of faintly written words in Greek, Latin and Aramaic scattered across the shroud.
She asserts the words include the name "Jesus Nazarene" in Greek,

Will the Federal Hate Crimes Legislation turn ministers into criminals? What has final say, free speech or federal PC police? Who wins out: lone pastors tending their flocks or the power of the U.S. federal behemoth?

The following story as told by Judy Martin how a former student recently donated a kidney is one of the most unusual stories of true Christian faith and love in action that we have witnessed in a long time.

The forthcoming All Landmarks Must Die opus, 2012 plays like a highlight reel of civilization falling apart, but it's religion that gets the brunt of digital pounding but eagle eyed fans noticed there are no Islamic landmarks on the CGI chopping bloc

Karl Marx, who famously described religion as “the opium of the people”, has joined Galileo, Charles Darwin and Oscar Wilde on a growing list of historical figures to have undergone an unlikely reappraisal by the Roman Catholic Church.

A bankruptcy filing by the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington was the best way to ensure reconciliation and compensation for all victims of clergy sexual abuse in the diocese, the bishop said. The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

'Happy Birthday' to be allowed on 2009 recognition of holiday
Just one day after WND reported that rules for the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree program prevented children from submitting decorations with themes such as "Happy Birthday, Jesus" and "Merr

The Catholic Church wants us to move past its child molestation scandal, because, quite frankly, priests were not molesting children. Instead, ala Roman Polanski, they were simply having relations with adolescents (via):

Forest Service forbids 'religious themes' on 5,000 decorations recognizing holiday.
The U.S. Forest Service has banned the name of Jesus from decorations being assembled by children in Arizona for a blue spruce from the state that will become the C